Common Admission Test 2025 ( CAT )
Exam On - 30 Nov '25
CAT 2019 analysis will help the candidate in assessing their performance in the exam and their admission chances in top MBA institutes. Check CAT exam analysis for Slot 1 & 2 by top MBA experts, here.
CAT 2019 analysis - The slot 1 question paper was of moderate difficulty. The VARC section was more difficult and lengthy compared to the other sections. Shiksha brings to you question paper analysis of the CAT 2019 exam in detail. The CAT 2019 analysis includes in-depth evaluation of the question paper, difficulty level, question paper break up, paper review, expected sectional and overall CAT cut offs and number of good attempts that will get a candidate excellent score.
CAT 2019 exam was held at 376 centres in 156 cities across India. The candidates must analyse their performance after the exam with the help of CAT analysis by experts to assess how much will they score and their admission chances in top MBA institutes in India.
| Sections |
Number of Questions |
Number of MCQs |
Number of non-MCQs |
Break up of Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARC |
34 |
27 |
7 |
VA: 10 RC: 24 |
| DILR |
32 |
24 |
8 |
8 sets of four questions each |
| QA |
34 |
23 |
11 |
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Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
The VARC section was tougher than the other two questions. There were five RC passages. Four passages had five questions and one passage had four questions. One of the RC passages was complicated and verbose; which made it difficult for many candidates to comprehend.
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Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
The DILR section of CAT 2019 was the easiest in the last three years. The composition of this section was 24 MCQs and eight non-MCQs. There were eight sets of four questions out of which three DI sets.
Quantitative Ability
The Quant section of CAT 2019 had 23 MCQs and 11 non-MCQs, but the candidates faced no problem in solving them as the section was easy. The questions were on the expected lines and from Time, Work and Distance, P&L, Ratios, Equations, AMA & SI-CI, Geometry, Mensuration, Numbers, Algebra, Trigonometry and Permutations & Combinations.
| CAT Exam Pattern |
Highlights |
|---|---|
| Sections |
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| Total number of questions |
100 |
| Section-wise number of questions |
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| Total marks |
300 |
| Sectional marks |
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| Marking scheme |
+3 for each right answer |
| Negative marking |
-1 for each wrong answer |
| Section-wise difficulty level |
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Take a look at the CAT 2019 expected cut off of IIMs and non-IIMs for 2020 admission.
| IIM Campus |
Expected CAT Cut Off |
|---|---|
| 99 %ile |
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| 97-98%ile |
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| 95-96%ile |
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| 94-95%ile |
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| 92-94%ile |
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| 90%ile |
| College Name |
Expected Cut Offs |
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| 99%ile |
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| 99%ile |
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| 98.5%ile |
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| 98%ile |
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| 97%ile |
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| 95%ile |
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| 95%ile |
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| 95%ile |
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| 95%ile |
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| 95%ile |
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| 95%ile |
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| Top 10%ile |
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Application Procedure Step 1: Access the Admissions Portal
Go to the official website of GIBS Business School, and click on "Apply Online", which can be found under the sect
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GIBS Business School considers the overall CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, and GMAT scores for the admission of candidates in the PGDM and MBA programs. Rather than using solely high cut-offs, the entrance test scores are used to judge the aptitude of a candidate in terms of analysis, quant, and verbal f
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GIBS Business School, Bangalore accepts various national-level examinations for admission to the PGDM and MBA programs. The scores of CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, and GMAT are accepted by the institute. Besides these, GIBS also accepts all the state-level management entrance examinations if their scor
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Getting into the MBA programme of NIT Trichy with a 300 SC CAT rank is somewhat uncertain. As the recent data sets suggest, NIT Trichy's CAT cutoff for SC category admission stands around 65th percentile. A 300 SC rank could be borderline depending on how many SC candidates apply and the quality of
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Candidates who did not appear for the CAT entrance exam can apply St. Xavier's College, Kolkata admissions as it is not a mandatory entrance exam. The candidates who wish to gain admissions into the MBA course of the institute have to appear for the Kolkata University entrance test for St. Xavier's
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PGCET and CAT serve distinct purposes. The PGCET is primarily conducted for MBA admissions in colleges in the state of Karnataka, specifically for government colleges and private universities with lower fees. CAT is a national level exam for top-ranking B-schools and colleges such as the IIMs that h
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Yes, you can get admission to Jaypee Business School (JBS), Noida for MBA even if you don't have CAT. JBS accepts scores from several other exams such as MAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT, ATMA, and also CUET-PG. Just make sure you have a bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks, then apply with any of those va
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